
Japanese Grand Prix 2018
7 October 2018
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
- Location
- Suzuka, Japan
- Laps
- 53
- Fastest time
1:30.983
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes (2019)- Previous winners
- 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
- 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
- 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2014Lewis HamiltonMercedes
Previously
Lewis Hamilton continues to lead the drivers championship by 50pts.
Mercedes continues to lead the constructors championship by 53pts.
Starting Grid
- 1
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:27.760 (Q3)
- 2
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
1:28.059 (Q3)
- 3
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:29.057 (Q3)
- 4
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:29.521 (Q3)
- 5
Romain Grosjean
Haas F1 Team
1:29.761 (Q3)
- 6
Brendon Hartley
Toro Rosso
1:30.023 (Q3)
- 7
Pierre Gasly
Toro Rosso
1:30.093 (Q3)
- 8
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:32.192 (Q3)
- 9
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:37.229 (Q3)
- 10
Charles Leclerc
Sauber
1:29.864 (Q2)
- 11
Esteban Ocon
Force India
1:30.126 (Q3) PEN 3 places
- 12
Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 Team
1:30.226 (Q2)
- 13
Carlos Sainz
Renault
1:30.490 (Q2)
- 14
Lance Stroll
Williams
1:30.714 (Q2)
- 15
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:29.806 (Q1)
- 16
Nico Hülkenberg
Renault
1:30.361 (Q1)
- 17
Sergey Sirotkin
Williams
1:30.372 (Q1)
- 18
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:30.573 (Q1)
- 19
Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren
1:31.041 (Q1)
- 20
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:31.213 (Q1)
Laps Lead
- Lewis Hamilton 53 laps
Results
1 | 0 | Lewis Hamilton Mercedes | 53 laps | 1:27:17.062 | 25pts |
2 | 0 | Valtteri Bottas Mercedes | 53 laps | +12.919 | 18pts |
3 | 0 | Max Verstappen Red Bull | 53 laps | +14.295 | 15pts |
4 | +11 | Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull | 53 laps | +19.495 | 12pts |
5 | -1 | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | 53 laps | +50.998 | 10pts |
6 | +2 | Sebastian Vettel Ferrari | 53 laps | +1:09.873 | 8pts |
7 | +2 | Sergio Pérez Force India | 53 laps | +1:19.379 | 6pts |
8 | -3 | Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team | 53 laps | +1:27.198 | 4pts |
9 | +2 | Esteban Ocon Force India | 53 laps | +1:28.055 | 2pts |
10 | +3 | Carlos Sainz Renault | 52 laps | 1pts | |
11 | -4 | Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso | 52 laps | ||
12 | +8 | Marcus Ericsson Sauber | 52 laps | ||
13 | -7 | Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso | 52 laps | ||
14 | +4 | Fernando Alonso McLaren | 52 laps | ||
15 | +4 | Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren | 52 laps | ||
16 | +1 | Sergey Sirotkin Williams | 52 laps | ||
17 | -3 | Lance Stroll Williams | 52 laps | ||
R | - | Charles Leclerc Sauber | 38 laps | ||
R | - | Nico Hülkenberg Renault | 37 laps | ||
R | - | Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team | 8 laps |
Post Race
Lewis Hamilton continues to lead the drivers championship by 67pts.
Mercedes continues to lead the constructors championship by 78pts.
- 1Lewis HamiltonMercedes331 pts
- 2Sebastian VettelFerrari264 pts
- 3Valtteri BottasMercedes207 pts
- 4Kimi RäikkönenFerrari196 pts
- 5Max VerstappenRed Bull173 pts
- 6Daniel RicciardoRed Bull146 pts
- 7Sergio PérezForce India53 pts
- 8Kevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team53 pts
- 9Nico HülkenbergRenault53 pts
- 10Fernando AlonsoMcLaren50 pts
- 1Mercedes538 pts
- 2Ferrari460 pts
- 3Red Bull319 pts
- 4Renault92 pts
- 5Haas F1 Team84 pts
- 6McLaren58 pts
- 7Force India43 pts
- 8Toro Rosso30 pts
- 9Sauber27 pts
- 10Williams7 pts